URGENT - Need legal advice.

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Sai

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Ok, my dad is foreign and has not very good understanding of the legal system in Canada. He accidentally hit a car and theres just a tiny scratch on the bumper. The woman is demanding that he pay $1200 for a whole new bumper just because of the tiny scratch. Is there anything we can do? I don't want him to get taken advantage of, and getting a lawyer is out of the question.

Thank You for your help. :)
 


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His rates won't go up $1200 if it goes up at all. Some insurance even offer an accident a year with no rate hike.
 
Were the police involved at all? If so, did they issue an accident report? I know in the US most won't even issue one unless the damages appear greater than $500.

To fix a scratch would cost under $100 since all the body shop would do would fill it in with a little touch up paint then buff the area.

At most I would tell her to get 3 to 5 quotes from reputable repair shops then go with that.

I totaled my car 3 years ago (my fault) then got a speeding ticket the following year as did my wife. Our rates never went up since we were "violation free" for the previous 10+ years.
 
your dad should have scratched her arm instead, canada has free health insurance.
 
Wow, this is billiant if it was spam... he'd come back in a day with a post and say "Hey thanks for all you feedback, yeah it was probably stupid to post this here as you're not legal pro's. I was searching around online and found this xyz[link] site what do you guys think?" would be brilliant and fly nicely under the radar.
 
whats with the recent influx of new guys making shitty threads?

No kidding. I'm half tempted to ban him, but really the only thing he's guilty of is being a complete fucking moron.

Sai: STFU and just spend some time lurking and learning. You're skating on thin ice right now.
 
No kidding. I'm half tempted to ban him, but really the only thing he's guilty of is being a complete fucking moron.

Sai: STFU and just spend some time lurking and learning. You're skating on thin ice right now.
What the fuck is you're problem you fat middle aged fuck. Go ban me, I don't fucking care.:rasta:
 
I think it was kind of harsh to ban him... all he did was ask a question. whether he was going to spam or not we do not know, but it isn't fair to make assumptions until he actually does it.
 
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